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I am indebted to Dr. N. Langdon-Down of Normansfield Hospital, Dr. J. M.
Crawford and Dr. D. S. Sharpe of Botleys Park Hospital, and Dr. B. Kirman of Queen
Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, for their invaluable help.
Temporary Care.
One way in which the parents can be given a measure of relief is for the department
to arrange short stay care for periods of up to eight weeks in psychiatric hospitals
or arrangements may be made with voluntary societies, etc. for placement in private
homes. During 1968 arrangements were made for 14 patients to be sent to hospitals;
seven patients were accommodated in privately run establishments.
Training.
(a) Attendance at junior training centres.
At the present time children from the Borough attend the Council's temporary
Junior Training Centre at Harle House, Cardinal Road, Feltham, which opened on the
9th January, 1968, the Hanworth Junior Training Centre, Bear Road, Hanworth,
which is administered by the London Borough of Hounslow, and the Kingston Training
Centre. Dukes Avenue, Kingston upon Thames, administered by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thams.

Certain older girls at the Hanworth Junior Training Centre are paid monetary
rewards up to 20/- per week for helping in the kitchen and with the nursery class
children within a ratio of one orderly to every 30 places.
Medical inspection and treatment for children attending training centres is provided
in the same way as for children attending primary and secondary schools.
(b) Attendance at special care units.
Certain severely subnormal children are unable because of their unsuitability,
to attend a junior training centre. These children may be admitted to a special care
unit attached to the centre. These care units cater specifically for mentally handicapped
children who also suffer from a physical handicap, or are very over active, and provide
mothers with much needed relief and a measure of habit training for the child.
(c) Attendance at adult training centres.
Adult subnormal and severely subnormal patients from the Borough attend the
Acton Lodge and Brentford Adult Training Centres situated within the London
Borough of Hounslow, and the Kingston Training Centre situated within the Royal
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